Synonyms of cleaned house

cleaned house

phrase

past tense of clean house

as in cleaned (up)

to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff

We should clean house before the guests begin to arrive.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cleaned (up)
• set (something) straight
• put (something) straight
• tidied (up)
• arranged
• picked up
• cleaned (off)
• straightened (up)
• cleaned (up)
• housecleaned
• turned out
• ordered
• housekept
• policed (up)
• uncluttered
• neatened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cluttered
• messed (up)
• disarranged

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cleaned house

Historically, remade coaching staffs have not worked well for Huskers head coaches who cleaned house. — Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Dallas cleaned house on the defensive coaching staff, hiring 34-year-old defensive backs coach Christian Parker from Philadelphia as their new coordinator. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026

After the match, the Irresistible Forces ganged up on Stratton, but Canada’s own Chelsea Green hit the ring and cleaned house with a kendo stick to a huge reaction. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

But at the end of last season, the Cardinals cleaned house, putting Toney on the free-agent market. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 9 July 2026